The HD 177830 system contains 2 exoplanets. It is located 204.72 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.7 solar masses |
Radius | 3.26 solar radiae |
Temperature | 4901 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.42 decimal exponent |
Age | 4.4 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, HD 177830 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 537.133 Earth masses |
Density | 1.200 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 13.500 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 1.14 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.1 |
Orbital Period | 410.100 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | W. M. Keck Observatory |
Discovery Telescope | 10 m Keck I Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | HIRES Spectrometer |
Discovery Date | 2000-06 |
Reference | Vogt et al. 2000 |
At more than 10 Earth masses, HD 177830 c is an ice giant, a planet that is made up mostly of volatiles like water, amonia and methane, and enveloped by a dense hydrogen and helium atmosphere, much like Uranus and Neptune.
Mass | 47.672 Earth masses |
Density | 0.537 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 7.870 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.5137 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.3 |
Orbital Period | 110.900 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | W. M. Keck Observatory |
Discovery Telescope | 10 m Keck I Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | HIRES Spectrometer |
Discovery Date | 2011-02 |
Reference | Meschiari et al. 2011 |